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Evangelicals Stand Up for the EPA on Climate Change
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, June 21, 2012, 11:08 AM EDT
So there are some religious people who align their beliefs with the realities the world presents. Personally, I prefer to keep my politics, my religion, and my understandings of science in distinct and seperate areas of understanding.
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, June 21, 2012, 11:08 AM EDT
TV Spots in Key States and More Than 40,000 Messages of Support. Contact: Jim Ball, 202-744-5615; [email protected]
June 21, 2012 (WASHINGTON, DC) This Sunday morning the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) will be running TV spots in key states VA, TN, NC, OH, PA, MO and in DC asking viewers to tell their Senators that defending the EPAs ability to reduce carbon pollution is the right thing to do.
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Im sure it will surprise some to know that over 40,000 pro-life Christians are supporting the EPAs efforts to overcome global warming, says the Rev. Jim Ball, author of Global Warming and the Risen LORD and EENs Executive Vice President for Policy and Climate Change. Support for climate action has been quietly growing, despite our economic troubles and the disavowal of climate change by prominent political leaders. Christians are seeing that climate action is part of Christs lordship in our lives, even in the midst of hardship and opposition.
Support for climate action within the evangelical community began in February 2006 when more than 80 senior evangelical leaders, including Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church, formed the Evangelical Climate Initiative (ECI) and issued a statement calling for strong action on climate change, including federal legislation to put a price on carbon. Since then evangelicals have authored numerous books climate change and creation care, including Katharine Hayhoe and Andrew Farleys A Climate of Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions, Jonathan Merritts Green Like God, Ben Lowes Green Revolution and Balls Global Warming and the Risen LORD.
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So there are some religious people who align their beliefs with the realities the world presents. Personally, I prefer to keep my politics, my religion, and my understandings of science in distinct and seperate areas of understanding.